MINUS THE BEAR: ONMI
March 9, 2010 – 10:46 am | No Comment

Recent Dangerbird Records signees, Minus The Bear, are set to release their new album, OMNI, on May 4th.  Produced by Grammy Award winning producer, Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, My Morning Jacket), the band’s fourth studio album marks the latest stage in their shape-shifting evolution, that culminates in the blending of past influences with present inspirations.  Exploring erotic [...]

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MINUS THE BEAR: ONMI
March 9, 2010 – 10:46 am | No Comment
MINUS THE BEAR: ONMI

Recent Dangerbird Records signees, Minus The Bear, are set to release their new album, OMNI, on May 4th.  Produced by Grammy Award winning producer, Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, My Morning Jacket), the band’s fourth studio album marks the latest stage in their shape-shifting evolution, that culminates in the blending of past influences with present inspirations.  Exploring erotic [...]

THE BIRD AND THE BEE: A TRIBUTE TO HALL AND OATES: FREE GIVE-AWAY!
March 8, 2010 – 10:36 pm | No Comment
THE BIRD AND THE BEE: A TRIBUTE TO HALL AND OATES: FREE GIVE-AWAY!

the bird and the bee, the duo of singer Inara George and multi-instrumental/producer Greg Kurstin, kicked off a musical scavenger hunt for their fans today by premiering all nine songs from their new album, Interpreting The Masters Volume 1: A Tribute To Daryl Hall And John Oates on nine different websites: AOL Spinner, BrooklynVegan, Entertainment [...]

BAND OF HORSES: INFINITE ARMS
March 8, 2010 – 6:23 pm | No Comment
BAND OF HORSES: INFINITE ARMS

Band of Horses, the Low Country’s premier rock n’ roll outfit, will release their third full length LP, entitled Infinite Arms ,on May 18th through Brown Records/Fat Possum Records/Columbia Records.
The album package will feature the photography of the band’s long time collaborator Christopher Wilson.
Produced by Band of Horses with additional production from Phil Ek, mixed [...]

SHEARWATER: HIDDEN LAKES
March 8, 2010 – 1:51 pm | No Comment
SHEARWATER: HIDDEN LAKES

Following up the divinely tragic Rook, is Shearwater’s new album The Golden Archipelago, released last month. While the album is somewhat of a concept album about living on islands, the new cinematic video for the melancholy track “Hidden Lakes”, directed by Alma Har’el is filmed in a desolate countryside where a sparkly mascara wearing [...]

LIARS: SCISSOR
March 7, 2010 – 11:15 am | No Comment
LIARS: SCISSOR

Scissor, the first single from forthcoming Liars LP Sisterworld, is out now. It includes the B-side Covenant Heart. There is also an iTunes exclusive track Manslaughter Oops.
Sisterworld is set for release March 9th, 2010 on CD, vinyl and a 2CD expanded version. The expanded version includes track reinterpretations by a host of artists including Thom [...]

GOLDFRAPP: ROCKET
March 7, 2010 – 11:01 am | No Comment
GOLDFRAPP: ROCKET

The new 80’s movie montage friendly, synth heavy album Head First from Goldfrapp is out March 22nd via Mute, along with the release of the new single /video for “Rocket”, which you can get HERE.
‘Head First‘ is Goldfrapp’s most powerful trip to date, a speedy rush of synth optimism, euphoria, fantasy and romance. With life [...]

FANG ISLAND: LIFE COACH
March 7, 2010 – 10:21 am | No Comment
FANG ISLAND: LIFE COACH

New Video from Fang Island for “Life Coach”.

QUAIL LUNGS:DUM DADADUM
March 7, 2010 – 10:06 am | No Comment
QUAIL LUNGS:DUM DADADUM

Discosalt Video of the Week 7/3/10: Quail Lung’s 7″ single “Dumb Dadadum”, on the Post Present Medium label, directed by Joshua Jay Elliott. Giving his best Dylan, Quail Lungs aka Portland, OR based crooner Travis Bonilla, is mix of DIY home-recorded countrified Americana influenced by 60’s British Rock (sorta the poor man’s mustacheod dylan and [...]

CLASS ACTRESS: JOURNAL OF ARDENCY
March 1, 2010 – 10:48 pm | No Comment
CLASS ACTRESS: JOURNAL OF ARDENCY

With the release of their debut EP Journal of Ardency ,  last month, sexy Brooklyn electro-pop trio Class Actress have been getting a lot of  local media hype lately. The new EP is available on vinyl at Terrible Records or you can check out the new video for “Journal of Ardency” and read what Pitchfork [...]

FREE GIVE-AWAY: Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack
March 1, 2010 – 10:37 pm | No Comment
FREE GIVE-AWAY: Where the Wild Things Are Soundtrack

Discosalt is giving you the chance to win the “Where the Wild Things Are” soundtrack by Karen O and the Kids, courtesy of FILTER Magazine and DGC/Interscope Records.  The DVD of Where the Wild Things Are will be released March 2, 2010.
Enter before March 22, 2010 for your chance to win the soundtrack and other [...]

BOWERBIRDS: NORTHERN LIGHTS
February 28, 2010 – 10:11 am | No Comment
BOWERBIRDS: NORTHERN LIGHTS

New video for “Northern Lights” off the Bowerbird’s EP Upper Air. Moving away from the existential themes of Hymns of a Dark Horse, the most recent EP, Upper Air from the North Carolina folk group is a much more confessional album. No longer are the band bystanders viewing the world objectively, but rather are fully [...]

FRIGHTENED RABBIT: NOTHING LIKE YOU
February 27, 2010 – 9:20 pm | No Comment
FRIGHTENED RABBIT: NOTHING LIKE YOU

Discosalt Video of the Week 2/28/10: This weeks video of the week  for “Nothing Like You” comes from Scottish indie band Frightened Rabbit. Formed by the Hutchinson brothers, drummer Grant and guitarist Scott, the project started as Scotts 4-track  solo project. Since then,  the band has grown, adding 4 more members, building a [...]